First prize in polyp segmentation
Team OUS, which consisted of PhD candidate Hemin Ali Qadir (OUS, UiO), Postdoc Younghak Shin (OUS, NTNU) and Professor Ilangko Balasingham (OUS, NTNU), participated in the Gastrointestinal Image ANAlysis (GIANA). GIANA was a sub challenge held at the 21th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) in Granada, Spain on 16th of September, 2018. This year competition was competitive as 21 teams from different top universities around the world participated. The OUS team developed two methods using deep learning networks and advanced image processing techniques for polyp detection, localization and segmentation. The team won the first prize in polyp segmentation task while they were at the third place for polyp detection and localization tasks. See animation of the concept here.
New OR's with intraoperative CT and videofluoroscopy
The opening of three unique new operating rooms took place at The Intervention Centre at Oslo University Hospital on October 5th 2018. A CT scanner can move on rails from a garage between two adjacent OR's. One OR has full angio equipment with the robotic videofluoroscopy system SIEMENS Pheno which can be combined with intraoperative CT. The second OR can combine intraoperative CT with surgical procedures. The new OR's have been developed in collaboration with SIEMENS Healthineers with funding from Research Council of Norway through the NorMIT project and Oslo University Hospital. A Symposium was held before the official opening of the OR's. State Secretary at the Ministry of Healthand Care Anne Grethe Erlandsen stood for the official opening of the new OR's. See a video from the new OR's here
The HoloViz 3D project in National Innovation Report
The HoloViz project originating from The Intervention Centre is one of 18 projects listed in a national research report. The report was assigned to the four Regional Health Authorities in Norway by the Ministry of Health to highlight multi-disciplinary research and innovation facilitating improved health services in 2017. The HoloViz platform has been developed in collaboration with Sopra Steria. Clinical applications based on 3D holograms have been developed for congenital heart surgery, heart valve surgery and liver metastasis surgery. The HoloViz project has received funding from South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority The objective of the project is to transform medical images to holograms tha clinicians can use to plan complex surgical treatment interventions. The image shows a multi-disciplinary team studying a 3D mixed reality heart model.
Avansert laparoskopisk kirurgi for spesialiteten gastroenterologisk kirurgi 12. – 14. september 2018 Kurs O-32621
Avansert laparoskopisk kirurgi for spesialiteten gastroenterologisk kirurgi 12. – 14. september 2018
Kurs O-32621holdes Oslo Universitetssykehus fra 12 til 14 september 2018. Kurset blir en blanding av forelesninger og praktiske øvelser. Forelesningene holdes i Grønt auditorium på Rikshospitalet. Praktiske øvelser foregår på Institutt for Kirugisk Forskning og på Intervensjonssenteret. Kurset avsluttes med kursprøve for deltagerne som også får evaluering. Det kan bli noen endringer i programmet, og oppdateringer blir publisert her.
New PhD on Geometric Modelling for Planning of Liver Resection Procedures
On June 14th 2018 Rafael Palomar Avalos from The Intervention Centre defended his thesis Gemetric Modelling for Planning of Liver Resection Procedures at the Department of Computer Science at NTNU. Topic for the trial lecture was Image guided interventions in the age of robotics and AI: current possibilities and future perspectives. 1st opponent was dr Tor Dokken from Sintef, 2nd opponent was professor Stefan Weber University of Bern, and 3rd opponent professor Frank Lindseth, NTNU. Picture from left; professor Faouzi Alaya Cheikh, NTNU, professor Bjørn Edwin, IVS, professor Ole Jakob Elle, IVS, professor Stefan Weber, dr Palomar, dr Tor Dokken and professor Frank Liseth (photo: Frøydis Angard Gulateig, NTNU).
Project at The Intervention Centre placed on the European Commission Horizon 2020 Innovation Radar
The Innovation Radar is a European Commission initiative to identify high potential innovations and innovators in EU-funded research and innovation framework programmes. WiBEC (Wireless In-Body Environment Communications) is an Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN-ETN) for 16 young researchers, who will be recruited and trained in coordinated manner by Academia, Industry, and Medical Centres. This training will address the Social, Health, and Technology challenges of the H2020: Wireless In-Body Devices. WiBEC’s main objective is to provide high quality and innovative doctoral training to develop the wireless technologies for novel implantable devices that will contribute to the improvement in quality and efficacy of healthcare. These are innovations that are actively exploring value creation opportunities and rated by the European Commission as Excellent Science. Read more about this project on CORDIS (find names of contact persons and their phone numbers on the CORDIS page). Details of the WiBEC project on the Horizon 2020 dashboard.
New PhD on A semi-autonomous robotic system for needle tracking and visual servoing using 2D medical ultrasound
This PhD thesis defended by Kim Mathiassen on October 11 2017. Adjudication committee: Professor Joris De Schutter, KU Leuven, Production Engineering, Machine Design and Automation (PMA), Professor Bjørn AJ Angelsen, Department of circulation and medical imaging, NTNU, Norway, Professor Anne Solberg, Department of Informatics, University of Oslo. Supervisors: Associate Professor Ole Jakob Elle, Department of Informatics, University of Oslo. Associate Professor Kyrre Glette, Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Associate Professor Mats Høvin, Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Professor II Per Kristian Hol, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo.
The thesis has two main results; the development of a robotic medical ultrasound system and methods for tracking a needle using medical ultrasound. One future use of the results may be in autonomous robotic cancer diagnostics and treatment.
Breakfast meeting on "Sensor - and communication-technology and use of deep learning in medical care of the future"
The EU project WiBEC (http://www.wibec.eu coordinated at The Intervention Centre) and Norway Health Tech (http://www.norwayhealthtech.com) are jointly organizing a breakfast meeting on "Sensor- and communication-technology and use of deep learning in medical care of the future"
Sign in for the meeting here; (http://www.norwayhealthtech.com/event/sensor-communication-technology-use-deep-learning-medical-care-future/) at Forskningsparken in Oslo on January 18th at 0800 - 1000.
Podcast; With the heart in your hands
Hear the podcast at NRK about how cardiologists use a gaming platform to plan treatment of congenital heart disease. (Norwegian language only) https://radio.nrk.no/podcast/ekko_-_et_aktuelt_samfunnsprogram/nrkno-poddkast-20062-129359-04012018102100
Training and first clinical use of the navigation system CAS-ONE from Cascination at The Intervention Centre
On December 4th 2017, surgeons at The Intervention Centre, Oslo University Hospital, were trained on the navigation system CAS-ONE from Cascination AG, the main industrial partner of the HiPerNav project. This system allows visualization of the liver models in 3D as well as tracking of the tools. Tools are tracked using an optical tracking system by equipping tools with reflective spheres, as used in motion capture.
On December 5th and 6th, the CAS-ONE system was set up in the OR for three clinical laparoscopic liver resections for an early assessment of the navigation system in such procedures. During surgery, the system provided surgeons with 3D patient specific liver models. Without compromising sterility, the surgeons themselves could interact and reposition the models using the touchscreen, covered with a sterile drape. The whole navigation workflow was demonstrated and possible bottlenecks were discussed.
New PhD on Laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of ductal adenocarcinoma in the distal pancreas: Surgical and oncological considerations
On December 14th 2017 surgeon Mushegh Shakyan at The Intervention Centre and Institute of Clinical Medicine at Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo defended his thesis on Laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of ductal adenocarcinoma in the distal pancreas: Surgical and oncological considerations. Title of the trial lecture was "The role of surgery and chemotherapy in treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer". First opponent was associate professor Bergthor Björnsson from Linköpings University, Sweden, second opponent was professor Mustapha Adham from Edouard Herriot Hsopital, France. Main superviser was professor Bjørn Edwin. Abstract: Surgery is the cornerstone in the treatment of ductal adenocarcinoma in the body/tail of the pancreas. While open distal pancreatectomy is considered as a standard procedure in this setting, data on laparoscopic resections is scarce and limited to few reports.
This thesis aimed to investigate the role of laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy in the management of ductal adenocarcinoma. Surgical and oncologic outcomes, as well as factors related to patient selection, extent of surgery and prognosis were examined in the single- and multicentre studies. Hospital records and prospectively collected databases were reviewed.
Prestigeous price to PhD research fellow at The Intervention Centre
Berit Mortensen, PhD research fellow at the Intervention Centre was awarded the 25.000 NOK Perinatal Price by Norwegian Perinatal Society for a research project during the annual conference held in Ålesund. The title of the project is Validation of a Palestinian midwifery model for continuity in care. The Society is a Norwegian interest group for neonatologists, obstetricians, pediatric nurses and midwifes. This years conference was the 30 years anniversay of the society.
Kickoff for Nordic Testfacility Collaboration: Nordic Proof
The Intervention Centre's Test Facility has become a partner in the Nordic Proof consortium. Nordic Proof is a network of professional test facilities at the leading hospitals in the Nordic Region. With Nordic Proof a one point enty for industry collaboration has been established.
The main target of Nordic Proof is to ease the access to users and health professionals and speed up the process for testing and verification of medtech and e-health solutions. On November 8th 2017 leaders from Nordic hospitals and municipal care organizations met at Oslo Science Park to launchthe Nordic Proof test facilities situated in the Nordic capital regions. Read more about the new initiative at Nordicproof.org where inquiries for services from the network can be entered.
E-Health Price to The Intervention Centre
Researchers at The Intervention Centre was awarded the E-Health Price at the Health World 2017 Conference in Oslo Norway. The price was given for development of hologram technology for operating theatres. The jury gave the price as the HoloViz project gives Norwegian surgeons the possibility to plan operations better by use of Mixed Reality-technology. This project was funded by the Regional Health Authority Helse sør-øst. Medical images are provided in 3D and represent organs of specific patients before complex procedures. Researchers at The Intervention Centre have been developing the platform together with programmers from Sopra Steria.
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